Orest in Elektra
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Orest in Elektra is the tormented brother of the title character in Richard Strauss’s opera, driven by a duty to avenge their father’s murder.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act II of Elektra | 1 |
| Orest in Elektra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9006022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orest in Elektra Context triple: [Eric Owens, hasPerformedRole, Orest in Elektra]
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A.
Electra (Euripides)
Electra (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that retells the myth of Electra and Orestes avenging their father Agamemnon’s murder.
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B.
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes Electra’s quest for vengeance against her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for the murder of her father Agamemnon.
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C.
Orestida
Orestida is a municipality in the Western Macedonia region of Greece, known for its location within the Kastoria regional unit.
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D.
Iphigenia
Iphigenia is a tragic heroine in Greek mythology, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, best known for her near-sacrifice at Aulis and later roles in Euripides’ plays.
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E.
Oresteia
Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatizes the bloody history of the House of Atreus and the transition from personal vengeance to a system of civic justice in ancient Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orest in Elektra Target entity description: Orest in Elektra is the tormented brother of the title character in Richard Strauss’s opera, driven by a duty to avenge their father’s murder.
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A.
Electra (Euripides)
Electra (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that retells the myth of Electra and Orestes avenging their father Agamemnon’s murder.
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B.
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes Electra’s quest for vengeance against her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for the murder of her father Agamemnon.
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C.
Orestida
Orestida is a municipality in the Western Macedonia region of Greece, known for its location within the Kastoria regional unit.
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D.
Iphigenia
Iphigenia is a tragic heroine in Greek mythology, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, best known for her near-sacrifice at Aulis and later roles in Euripides’ plays.
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E.
Oresteia
Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatizes the bloody history of the House of Atreus and the transition from personal vengeance to a system of civic justice in ancient Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Elektra
ⓘ
linked to:
Electra
|
| appearsInAct |
Act II of Elektra
ⓘ
linked to:
Orest in Elektra
|
| appearsInGenre | tragic opera ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family duty
ⓘ
fate ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| basedOn | Orestes ⓘ |
| childOf |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Klytämnestra ⓘ
linked to:
Clytemnestra
|
| composerOfWorkAppearedIn | Richard Strauss ⓘ |
| creator | Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| kills |
Aigisth
ⓘ
Klytämnestra ⓘ
linked to:
Clytemnestra
|
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettistOfWorkAppearedIn | Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ |
| nationality | Mycenaean Greek ⓘ |
| premiereDateOfWorkAppearedIn | 25 January 1909 ⓘ |
| premiereLocationOfWorkAppearedIn | Dresden ⓘ |
| relationshipToTitleCharacter | brother of Elektra ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | avenger of his father’s murder ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Mycenae ⓘ |
| sibling |
Chrysothemis
ⓘ
Elektra ⓘ
linked to:
Electra
|
| tormentedBy |
duty to avenge Agamemnon
ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orest in Elektra Description of subject: Orest in Elektra is the tormented brother of the title character in Richard Strauss’s opera, driven by a duty to avenge their father’s murder.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Orest in Elektra
linked to: Orest in Elektra